Anuradha Somani, head of faster payments at U.S. Bank, is responsible for developing the next generation of embedded and instant payments solutions. Somani is a payment executive with more than 16 years of experience across the United States, Asia, and Europe. She has nurtured a career focused on delivering innovation. U.S. Bank launched its Global Treasury Management (GTM) Payment Innovation Studio in 2019, under her leadership. Somani was named one of the Emerging Leaders in Banking and Finance by Crain’s New York in 2020, Most Influential Women in Payments in Payment Source’s Next Award for 2021 and recognized by Crain’s as one of the Notable Diverse Leaders in Banking and Finance 2022. She studied at Delhi University for her Bachelor of Science in statistics. She then obtained her S.M. in Computer Science at Singapore MIT Alliance. At London Business School, she earned her MBA in Business Administration and Management.